Chainsaw wrote in Do you even bother?:I ignore them. Even a modest amount of patience on eBay always yields whats I need at a much more reasonable price. If I don't think I can't find it there, I reach out directly to someone here.
red_bus wrote in Do you even bother?:Also, be super-careful of their presentation. They use stock pics for everything so that "good" price for a VF/NM item may look less reasonable when the actual condition is taken into account. Having said that, on occasion I too have seen something on NK that looks ok pricewise. Also I have heard they are usually pretty good at sending real pics when you ask and about taking offers on some items.
ibm_ted wrote in Do you even bother?:red_bus wrote in Do you even bother?:Also, be super-careful of their presentation. They use stock pics for everything so that "good" price for a VF/NM item may look less reasonable when the actual condition is taken into account. Having said that, on occasion I too have seen something on NK that looks ok pricewise. Also I have heard they are usually pretty good at sending real pics when you ask and about taking offers on some items.This is a good point. Also, make sure you read the "description" text for the item you're interested in - particularly, if the item you're interested in is a box set. Noble Knight makes it somewhat difficult to determine whether or not a box set is complete (and without pictures, you're stuck reading text-only like it's the year 1815).
Deadlord wrote in Do you even bother?:I have dealt with Aaron a few times (long ago), but always private deals. That's where the R4 prepub came from.He's a business, you can't go reaming him out for putting retail prices on things. You probably don't balk at paying $1.50 for a small soda at a convenience store when you can buy a 2 liter for 70 cents at the supermarket, do you? It's convenience, and capitalism. If you don't like the prices, don't complain about it, just don't buy from him.Sometimes I think eBay was the worst thing ever invented.
misterspock wrote in Do you even bother?:I dont think NK is priced retail tbh. I think they are far above that on many items. Though I've seen silly "retail" prices at mom and pop stores too.. one store in Las Vegas/Henderson comes to mind immediately, and a few others.
misterspock wrote in Do you even bother?:Having said that, I don't despise them for that, really. It's easy to walk out of a store after seeing someone's prices versus the condition. I do despise NK for poor/innacurate descriptions. I don't know if you can chalk it up to ineptness or just seeing if they can get away with it figuring enough people will just throw up their hands and not go through the trouble of a return. And I'm not talking about the difference of opinion in "Fine" versus "Very Fine" or anything like that.I dont think ebay was the worst thing ever invented. I do think that their business model allows for a certain percentage fraud which they are not that interested in policing.
ibm_ted wrote in Do you even bother?:I like options, so I like both Noble Knight *and* eBay. The engaged consumer always wins when they have options .
ibm_ted wrote in Do you even bother?:I've purchased so many things from Noble Knight over the years, that I would rate them only behind eBay as far as my "go to" options are concerned. That said, I've always had to read their descriptions very carefully (due to reasons explained earlier in this thread) to make sure I was receiving a complete pre-owned product.If you're buying in bulk, it's hard to beat Noble Knight's $9.95 Fed Ex option.
misterspock wrote in Do you even bother?:I dont think NK is priced retail tbh. I think they are far above that on many items. Though I've seen silly "retail" prices at mom and pop stores too.. one store in Las Vegas/Henderson comes to mind immediately, and a few others.Having said that, I don't despise them for that, really. It's easy to walk out of a store after seeing someone's prices versus the condition. I do despise NK for poor/innacurate descriptions. I don't know if you can chalk it up to ineptness or just seeing if they can get away with it figuring enough people will just throw up their hands and not go through the trouble of a return. And I'm not talking about the difference of opinion in "Fine" versus "Very Fine" or anything like that.I dont think ebay was the worst thing ever invented. I do think that their business model allows for a certain percentage fraud which they are not that interested in policing.
MadCatUSA wrote in Do you even bother?: My reason for posting this was that they seem to charge way above what even local shops would charge at retail, and higher even than what chains like Half-Price Books charges, so how are they staying in business? Econ 101 would suggest that if they are charging above what the demand is, they shouldn't be able to sustain it.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote in Do you even bother?:He seems like a fair, straight up dealer.
